Palettes / Colors / #BEC8A3
#BEC8A3 — Light Dusty Green
#BEC8A3 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEC8A3 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BEC8A3 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #ACA3C8; it also sits naturally between #C8BFA3 and #ABC8A3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEC8A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 200, 163 |
| HSL | 76°, 25%, 71% |
| HSV | 76°, 19%, 78% |
| CMYK | 5%, 0%, 19%, 22% |
| XYZ | 48.50, 54.90, 42.69 |
| Yxy | 54.90, 0.3320, 0.3758 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.98, -9.86, 17.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.09, -9.01, 14.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 78% · Blue 64%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 22%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEC8A3
.text { color: #BEC8A3; }
.background { background-color: #BEC8A3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC8A3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 200, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 25%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC8A3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 200, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC8A3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 200, 163, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEC8A3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC8A3">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEC8A3
Tints of #BEC8A3
Tones of #BEC8A3
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ACA3C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.75:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEC8A3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEC8A3
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEC8A3: ·
How #BEC8A3 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEC8A3 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEC8A3?
#BEC8A3 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 200, 163). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC8A3?
#BEC8A3 is RGB 190, 200, 163 — HSL 76°, 25%, 71% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 19%, 22%.
What colors go with #BEC8A3?
Its complement is #ACA3C8; analogous partners are #C8BFA3 and #ABC8A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEC8A3 for text?
Black text on #BEC8A3 has a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.75:1.